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Rare goals from Igor Jesus and Taiwo Awoniyi provided some relief nottingham forest2-0 surprise win, relegation worries brentford.
Jesus stole the spotlight from Brazil forward Igor Thiago with just his second goal Premier League Awoniyi, who came off the bench, broke his goal tally for the season.
They are vital targets as Forest return to form They are five points ahead of 18th-placed West Ham United.
They also handed Brentford their second home defeat of the season, undermining their unlikely chances of securing a European spot.
Bees striker Thiago has been one of the highlights of the season, scoring 16 goals in the Premier League and finishing second only to Erling Haaland in the goalscoring charts.
By comparison, Jesus has scored just once on 40 shots this season, making him the worst player in the division.
Just 90 seconds later, Thiago got his first chance to score, but he could only push the ball away from Kevin Shedd’s cross.
at the other end Morgan Gibbs White Shedd ducked a step before cutting the ball back to Jesus, whose first-time shot was deflected wide.
But Jesus scored in the 12th minute life eater Bursts in from the right, beats Rico Henry and lifts a cross towards the near post.
Jesus expertly kept the ball in his chest to deny Bees defender Nathan Collins, before spinning and curling a brilliant volley past Cowichan Kelleher.
Brentford suffered a double injury blow before half-time, with defender Christopher Ajer and midfielder Mikel Damsgaard both taking knocks in the same game and having to come off, forcing Sepp van den Berg and Dango Ouattara to come on.
Ouattara made an almost immediate impact after being shot by Matthias Jensen, but Mats Sells soon made the save.
Then, seven minutes into first-half stoppage time, Vandenberg’s header from a long pass from Michael Kayode went inches wide.
Brentford pushed forward in the second half but without their most creative player, Darmsgaard, they often ran out of ideas in the final third.
Unsurprisingly, their best chance fell to Thiago, who controlled Vitali Jarnett’s late free-kick at the far post but fired wide.
With 11 minutes left in the game, Awoniyi chased down Gibbs White’s ball and beat Vandenberg, and Forest ensured the safety of the game.
The 28-year-old sprinted towards goal, latched on to Kayode’s late slide and slid the ball past Kelleher – his first goal since colliding with the post after undergoing surgery for a serious abdominal injury in May – to seal a priceless win for the visitors.
PA